Anonymous ID: e35dd1 Dec. 15, 2018, 7:33 a.m. No.4321576   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>1812 >>2132

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Western tourists trickle into Saudi Arabia as it tries to open up

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Western tourists, a rarity in Saudi Arabia, visited this weekend under a new visa system, as one of the worldโ€™s most inaccessible countries tries to open up its society and diversify its economy away from oil.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-tourism/western-tourists-trickle-into-saudi-arabia-as-it-tries-to-open-up-idUSKBN1OE0J7

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Maldives police freeze bank accounts of ex-president Yameen as part of probe

 

MALE (Reuters) - Police in the Maldives said they have frozen the bank accounts of former president Abdulla Yameen as they investigate allegations by state bodies that he conducted โ€œillicitโ€ deals, some involving Chinese infrastructure projects, whilst leader.

 

Yameen lost a presidential election in September and the new government of his successor, Mohammed Ibrahim Solih, seen as close to India, has been trying to determine the extent of Chinese loans used to finance a construction boom in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

 

The police said on Saturday a total of 100 million Maldivian Rufiyaa ($6.58 million) in both U.S. dollars and the local currency have been frozen as a part of the investigations.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maldives-politics/maldives-police-freeze-bank-accounts-of-ex-president-yameen-as-part-of-probe-idUSKBN1OE0II

Anonymous ID: e35dd1 Dec. 15, 2018, 7:38 a.m. No.4321601   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

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Seven dead as Indian police fire on Kashmir protesters

 

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Seven civilians died and dozens were injured when Indian security forces opened fire at people protesting the killing of three militants in a gun battle in restive Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir/seven-dead-as-indian-police-fire-on-kashmir-protesters-idUSKBN1OE0FN